Katherine Pope


Katherine Pope
  1. People /

Katherine Pope

Katherine Pope

Partner


Katherine Pope
  1. People /

Katherine Pope

Katherine Pope

Partner

Katherine Pope

Partner

London

T: +44 (0) 20 3400 3533

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Biography

Katherine advises businesses on all aspects of employment law and HR issues including disciplinary and grievance disputes, whistleblowing complaints, reorganisations, performance issues and dealing with employees suffering from ill health. She has a particular focus on the financial services sector, and her work often involves a regulatory angle, including in the context of investigations.

Katherine regularly negotiates and documents complex employee exit arrangements and has conducted a broad range of proceedings in the Employment Tribunal. She has a keen interest in discrimination law and collective redundancy consultation.

Katherine also frequently handles consultancy and service agreements and has particular experience in relation to questions of employment status and the application of the off-payroll working rules (IR35).

Katherine has spent time on secondment working in-house at Royal Mail and at a large financial institution, where she advised on a wide breadth of HR issues (including complex grievance and disciplinary matters) and assisted in handling collective redundancy situations.

Katherine regularly leads training sessions and hosts seminars, delivering insights on the latest developments in UK employment law to a wide range of clients.  

Professional Affiliations

The Law Society

Employment Lawyers Association

Katherine Pope is exceptional. Her attention to detail is second-to-none, and she always goes the extra mile to ensure you have the service that you need. Her ability to recall every nuance of a matter had been invaluable.

Legal 500 UK 2025, Employment: Employers

Emerging Themes 2025

Emerging Themes 2025

Creating Connections

2025 marks the 15th edition of Emerging Themes in Financial Regulation & Disputes. This year, our overarching theme is Creating Connections, examining three main pillars: Technology, Transparency, and Trust.

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  • England and Wales

Related Capabilities

  • Employment & Labor

  • Insurance & Reinsurance

  • Investigations

  • Litigation & Dispute Resolution

  • Regulation, Compliance & Advisory

  • Special Investigations

  • ESG Governance, Compliance and Reporting

  • Financial Institutions

  • Employment Class & Collective Actions

  • Cross-border Employment Issues

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